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1 βιός
Grammatical information: m.Other forms: rare after Homer, replaced by τόξον.Derivatives: NoneEtymology: To Skt. j(i)yā́, Av. ǰyā `bowstring'. Schindler, Wuzelnomen 20 assumes a root noun * gʷieh₂-, with the Gr. word from * gʷih₂-o- `provided with a bowstring (this depends on the question whether `bowstring' is found in Greek); Schwyzer -Debr. 2,32 n. 4 starts from a fem. o-stem (rather doubtful). Further to Lith. gijà `thread', OCS. ži-ca `string.Page in Frisk: 1,237Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > βιός
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2 νεῦρον
νεῦρον, τό,A sinew, tendon, once in Hom., in pl., of the tendons at the feet,περὶ δ' ἔγχεος αἰχμῇ νεῦρα διεσχίσθη Il.16.316
, cf. Hp.Art. 11, etc.;τὰ ν. οἷα ἐπιτείνεσθαι καὶ ἀνίεσθαι Pl.Phd. 98c
; ν. ἐξ ἰνῶν [γίγνεται] Id.Ti. 82c; σάρκες καὶ ν. ibid.;σύγκειταί μου τὸ σῶμα ἐξ ὀστῶν καὶ ν. Id.Phd. 98c
, cf. Arist.HA 515a27, al.: used adjectivally, ib. 540a18 (s.v.l.).2 metaph., in pl., nerves, sinews, τὰ ν. τῆς τραγῳδίας, of the lyric odes, Ar.Ra. 862;ὑποτέτμηται τὰ ν. τῶν πραγμάτων Aeschin.3.166
;ἕως ἐκτέμῃ ὥσπερ ν. ἐκ τῆς ψυχῆς Pl.R. 411b
; ἐκτ. τὰ ν. [οἴνου] Plu.2.692c; also πόλις ἥτις μὴ νεῦρ' ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀδικοῦνταςἔχει D.19.283
: less freq. in sg.,τὸ ν. ὑποκόπτοντες τῆς δυνάμεως J.BJ 5.1.4
;χρήματα ν. πολέμου App.BC4.99
.II cord made of sinew, e. g. bowstring, Il.4.122; string fastening the head of the arrow to the shaft, ib. 151; alsoδέρματα συρράπτειν νεύρῳ βοός Hes.Op. 544
; cord of a sling, X.An.3.4.17, Q.S.11.112; bowstring, Ach.Tat.3.8.IV nerves, as organs of sensation, first in Erasistr. ap. Gal.5.602; ν. πρακτικά, αἰσθητικά, etc., Ruf.Onom. 211; ν. κινητικά, προαιρετικά, Gal.2.613, 739;ν. ἀκουστικόν Alex.Aphr.Pr.1.71
, cf. Gal.2.831, Plot.4.3.23.V penis, Pl.Com.173.19, Gal.8.442. (Cf. Skt. snā´van-, Avest. snāvar[schwa], 'sinew', 'bond'.) -
3 τοξίτιν
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4 τοξῖτιν
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5 τοξίτις
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6 τοξῖτις
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7 τοξίτιδες
τοξί̱τιδες, τοξῖτιςthe bowstring: fem nom /voc pl -
8 τοξίτιδος
τοξί̱τιδος, τοξῖτιςthe bowstring: fem gen sg -
9 νευρά
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10 περίλοιπος
-ος,-ον A 0-0-1-1-0=2 Am 5,15; Ps 20(21),13remaining, surviving; τοὺς περιλοίπους τοῦ Ιωσηφ the remnant of Joseph Am 5,15*Ps 20(21),13 τοῖς περιλοίποις the remaining, surviving-יתר for MT מיתר bowstring -
11 βαρύφθογγος
βᾰρῠ-φθογγος, ον,A loud-roaring, , B.8.9; deep-lowing, of cows, Arist.GA 787a33; β. νευρά loud-twanging bowstring, Pi.I.6(5).34; deep-toned,αὐλοί AP6.51
.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > βαρύφθογγος
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12 βλάβομαι
A = βλάπτομαι, only [ per.] 3sg.,βλάβεται δέ τε γούνατ' ἰόντι Il.19.166
; stumble, hesitate, of a speaker, ib.82; of a bowstring, Anacreont.31.26.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > βλάβομαι
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13 νευρά
νευρά, [dialect] Ion. [suff] νερτερο-ρή, ἡ, [dialect] Ep. gen. sg. [full] νευρῆφι( [full] ν) Il.8.309, 15.313, 21.113:—A string or cord of sinew, in [dialect] Ep. usu. bowstring, ν. ἐϋστρεφής, νεόστροφος, Il.15.463, 469;βαρύφθογγος Pi.I.6(5).34
, cf. S.Ph. 1005, E.Ba. 784, X.An.4.2.28, etc.: made from νεῦρον, Arist.HA 540a19;μύες ἐβοήθησαν διατραγόντες τὰς ν. Id.Rh. 1401b16
.2 harpstring, Poll.4.62.5 wrongly taken by some, = νεῦρον, Il.8.328. (Cogn. with νεῦρον.) -
14 νευρεπέντατος
νευρ-επέντᾰτος, ον,A stretched on the bowstring, prob. in Tim.Pers.31.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > νευρεπέντατος
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15 νευροχαρής
νευρο-χᾰρής, ές,Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > νευροχαρής
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16 ξηρόφωνος
ξηρό-φωνος, ον,A with a husky voice, Sch.D ll.13.41 ; τὸ ξ., of the twang of a bowstring, Eust.1914.42.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ξηρόφωνος
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17 πλόκος
πλόκ-ος, ὁ,II wreath or chaplet, πλόκοι σελίνων the parsley- wreath at the Isthmian games, Pi.O.13.33;μυρσίνης πλόκοι E.El. 778
;π. ἀνθέων Id.Med. 841
(lyr.); π. χρυσήλατος ib. 786.2 plaited bowstring, Lyc.915. -
18 τοξήρης
Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τοξήρης
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19 τοξῖτις
II epith. of Artemis in Cos, Maiuri Nuova Silloge 452.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > τοξῖτις
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20 ἐρύω
ἐρύω (A), Il.4.467, al., [dialect] Ion. [full] εἰρύω, [dialect] Dor. [full] ϝερύω (v. infr.): [dialect] Ep. inf. εἰρύμεναι [pron. full] [ῠ] Hes.Op. 818: [tense] impf.Aεἴρυον Mosch.2.14
,ἔρυον Il.12.258
,ἐρύεσκον Nonn.D.43.50
: [tense] fut.ἐρύω Il.11.454
, al.,ἐρύσω Opp.H.5.375
; [dialect] Ep.ἐρύσσω Orph.L.35
, Nonn.D.17.183 : [tense] aor.εἴρῠσα Od.2.389
, Hdt. 2.136 (in Hdt. εἴρυσα takes the place of εἵλκυσα),ἔρῠσα Il.5.573
;εἴρυσσα 3.373
, Od.8.85 ; lengthd. ἐρύσασκε ([etym.] ἐξ-) Il.10.490; imper. (hex.), [dialect] Dor. ϝερυσάτω (dub. sens.) BCH50.15 (Delphi, iv B.C.); subj.ἐρύσω Il.17.230
,εἰρύσω Hp.Morb.2.8
, etc.; [ per.] 2sg.ἐρύσσῃς Il.5.110
; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 1pl. ἐρύσσομεν (for - ωμεν) 14.76, 17.635 ; opt.ἐρύσαιμι 8.21
, εἰρύσαιμι Timo 59 ; inf. ἐρύσαι, ἐρύσσαι, Il.17.419, 8.23,εἰρύσαι Hp. Morb.1.29
, ([etym.] δι-, ἐξ-) Hdt.7.24, 1.141 ; part.ἐρύσας Il.23.21
,ἐρύσαις Pi. N.7.67
,εἰρύσας Hdt.4.10
,ἐρύσσας A.R.3.913
.—[dialect] Ion., [dialect] Dor., and poet. Verb:—drag, draw, implying force or violence, νῆα..εἰς ἅλα, ἅλαδε, ἤπειρόνδε, Il.1.141, Od.2.389, 10.423 ; ἐπ' ἠπείροιο on land, 16.325, 359 ; [δόρυ] ἐ. ἐπ' ἄκρης, of the Trojan horse, 8.508 ; freq. of the dead, νεκρόν, νεκροὺς ἐ., of the friends, drag them away, rescue them, Il.5.573, 16.781 ; of the enemy, drag them off for plunder, ransom, etc., 4.467, al.; τρὶς ἐρύσας περὶ σῆμα (sc. Ἕκτορα) 24.16 ; of dogs and birds of prey, drag and tear,οἰωνοὶ ὠμησταὶ ἐρύουσι 11.454
, etc.; drag away, carry off violently, Od.9.99: c. gen. partit.,διὰ δώματ' ἐ...ἢ ποδὸς ἢ καὶ χειρός 17.479
; ἐ. τινὰ κουρίξ by the hair, 22.187 ; also, pull down, tear away,κρόσσας μὲν πύργων ἔρυον Il.12.258
, cf. 14.35.2 simply, draw, pull,δόρυ ἐξ ὠτειλῆς 16.863
;φάρμακον ἐκ γαίης Od.10.303
;ἐξ οὐρανόθεν πεδίονδε Ζῆν' Il.8.21
;κίον' ἀν' ὑψηλὴν ἐρύσαι Od.22.176
; φᾶρος..κὰκ κεφαλῆς εἴρυσσε drew it over his head, 8.85 ; ἄλλον μὲν χλαίνης ἐρύων, ἄλλον δὲ χιτῶνος pulling or plucking him by.., Il. 22.493 ; νευρὴν ἐπὶ τῷ ἐ. drawing the bowstring at him, 15.464 ;ἐ. τόξον Hdt.3.30
,4.10; εἴρυσον ἔγχος draw thy sword, S.Tr. 1033 (hex.); attract, absorb, [ ὑγρόν] Hp.Loc.Hom.14 : c. gen. partit.,τῆς χολῆς Id.Morb.1.29
; ἐπί τινι κλῆρον ἐ. draw lots for.., Call.Jov.62 ; ἐκ ποδὸς ἐ. to put aside, Pi.N.7.67 ; ὅππῃ ἐμὸν νόον εἰρύσαιμι Timol.c.; also πλίνθους εἰρύσαι make bricks, Hdt.2.136. (B) [voice] Med. [full] ἐρύομαι, [dialect] Ion. [full] εἰρύομαι [pron. full] [ῠ], [tense] fut. inf.Aἐρύεσθαι Il.14.422
, al., ἐρύσσεσθαι v.l. in Od.21.125, Il.21.176 : [tense] aor. 1εἰρύσσατο 22.306
,ἐρύσαντο 1.466
, etc.; subj.ἐρύσωμαι A.R.1.1204
; opt. ἐρύσαιο, -αίατο, Il.5.456, 298 ; inf.ἐρύσασθαι 22.351
; part.ἐρυσσάμενος 1.190
, εἰρυσάμενος (ἐπ-) Hdt.4.8:—draw for oneself, ἐρυσαίμεθα νῆας launch us ships, Il.14.79 ; [ἵππον] ἐς ἀκρόπολιν ἐ. Od.8.504
; ξίφος, ἄορ, μάχαιραν ἐρύεσθαι, draw one's sword, Il.4.530, 21.173, 3.271 ;ἄορ ἐκ κολεοῖο Theoc.22.191
;δόρυ ἐξ ὠτειλῆς εἰρυσάμην Od.10.165
; of meat on the spit, ἐρύσαντό τε πάντα they drew all off, Il.1.466, etc.; ἐρύσσασθαι μενεαίνων in his anxiety to draw [the bow], Od.21.125 ;βύρσαν θηρὸς ἀπὸ μελέων Theoc.25.273
; simply, wrench,ὅταν ἱστὸν ἀνέμοιο κατάϊξ..ὑπὲκ προτόνων ἐρύσηται A.R.1.1204
.2 of captives, χρυσῷ ἐρύσασθαι weigh against gold (cf. ἕλκω): hence, ransom, Il.22.351 (cf. ἀντερύομαι).II draw out of the press,ἐρύσασθαί τινα μάχης Il.5.456
; esp. of friends dragging away the body of a slain hero,οὐδέ κε..ἐκ βελέων ἐρύσαντο νέκυν 18.152
; of enemies, 14.422, 17.161 : c. dat., in spite of, from, 5.298, 17.104. (C) [voice] Pass., [tense] pf. εἴρῡμαι, [tense] plpf. [ per.] 3pl.Aεἰρύατο [ῡ Il.14.30
, al., [pron. full] ῠ 4.248], εἴρυντο (v. infr.): [tense] aor. ἐρύσθην or εἰρ-, Hp.Epid.5.47, Mul.1.36:—to be drawn ashore, drawn up in line, of ships,εἴρυντο νέες ταχὺν ἀμφ' Ἀχιλῆα Il.18.69
; , cf.4.248.2 to be drawn, attracted, of moisture, Hp.l.c.; to be contracted, ἐς τοὔπισθεν ἐρυσθείς, of tetanic convulsions, Id.Epid.5.47 ; τὴν γνάθον ἐρυσθεῖσα ib.4.36. (ϝερῠ-, ϝρῡ-, cf. ῥῡ-τήρ ([etym.] βρύτηρ), ῥῦ-μα, ῥῡ-μός.)------------------------------------ἐρύω (B), only in [voice] Med. [full] ἐρύομαι, redupl. non-thematic [tense] pres. [ per.] 3pl. εἰρύαται [pron. full] [ῠ] Il.1.239, h.Cer. 152, [pron. full] [ῡ]Od.16.463 ; inf.Aεἴρυσθαι 3.268
, 23.151 (from se-srū-, v. infr.); [tense] impf.εἴρῡτο Il.16.542
, 24.499, Od.23.229, Hes.Sc. 138,εἴρυντο Il.12.454
, εἰρύατο [pron. full] [ῠ] 22.303 : from unredupl. stem [pref] ῥῡ- ( srū-]), non-thematic [ per.] 3pl. [tense] impf. ῥύατ' [pron. full] [ῡ] 18.515, Od.17.201, inf.ῥῦσθαι Il.15.141
, iterat.ῥύσκευ 24.730
: thematic [tense] pres. [full] ῥύομαι [pron. full] [ῠ] Od.14.107, 15.35, Il.9.396, 10.259, 417, Hes.Sc. 105 ; with ῡ, ῥύομ' Il.15.257
,ῥύοιτο 12.8
,ῥύοισθε 17.224
; [tense] impf. ῥύετ' [pron. full] [ῡ] 16.799 : [pron. full] ῡ in Trag. (E.HF 197, al., also A.Eleg.3), but [pron. full] ῠ in Id.Th. 303 (lyr.), 824 (anap.): thematic [tense] impf. ἐρύετο [pron. full] [ῡ] Il.6.403 ; non-thematicἔρῡτο 4.138
, 5.23, al.,ἔρῡσο 22.507
( ἔρῡτο as [tense] aor. 2 S.OT 1351 (lyr.)): [tense] pres. inf.ἔρυσθαι Od.5.484
,9.194, al.; later [tense] pres. ind.ἔρῡται A.R.2.1208
: [tense] fut.ἐρύσσεται Il.10.44
, ἐρύεσθαι [pron. full] [ῠ] 20.195, ῥύσομαι [pron. full] [ῡ] Hes.Th. 662, Hdt.1.86, A.Th.91 (lyr.); [ per.] 3pl. : [tense] aor. I εἰρῠσάμην (from e-serū-) Il.4.186, 20.93, 21.230 ; opt. ἐρύσαιτο [pron. full] [ῠ] 24.584 ; ind. also ἐρρύσατο [pron. full] [ῡ] Od.1.6, al., ἐρύσατο [pron. full] [ῡ] Il.5.344, al., once withῥῠ, ῥῠσάμην 15.29
: from the redupl.[tense] pres. εἴρῡμαι are formed [tense] fut. ind. [ per.] 3pl.εἰρύσσονται 18.276
, I pl.εἰρῠόμεσθα 21.588
: [tense] aor. I inf.εἰρύσσασθαι 1.216
; opt.εἰρυσσαίμην 8.143
, 17.327, Od.16.459:—later [voice] Pass., [tense] aor.ἐρρύσθην Ev.Luc.1.74
, 2 Ep.Ti.4.17, Hld.10.7 : for ἔρῠτο and ἐρυσσάμενοι as [voice] Pass., v. infr. 4:—protect, guard, of armour, [πήληξ] κάρη ῥύετ' Ἀχιλλῆος Il.16.799
; [κυνέη] εἴρυτο κάρη Hes.Sc. 138
;ῥύεται δὲ κάρη Il.10.259
, etc.;μίτρης..ἥ οἱ πλεῖστον ἔρυτο 4.138
, cf. 23.819 ;ἄστυ δὲ πύργοι ὑψηλαί τε πύλαι σανίδες τ'..εἰρύσσονται 18.276
, cf. 12.454 ; ἀμφὶ δὲ τάφρον ἤλασαν, ὄφρα σφιν νῆας..ῥύοιτο ib.8 ;οἶος ἐρύετο Ἴλιον Ἕκτωρ 6.403
, cf. 22.507, 24.499 ;οἵ με πάρος γε εἰρύατο 22.303
;ὅς σε πάρος περ ῥύομ' 15.257
, cf.A.Th.91 (lyr.), etc.; καὶ πῶς βέβηλον ἄλσος ἂν ῥύοιτό με; Id.Supp. 509 ;Λυκίην εἴρυτο δίκῃσί τε καὶ σθένεϊ ᾧ Il.16.542
; ; [ἔλαφον] ὕλη εἰρύσατο 15.274
; of warders or watchmen, 10.417 ;σῦς τάσδε φυλάσσω τε ῥύομαί τε Od.14.107
; νῆα, νῆας ἔρυσθαι, 9.194, 10.444, 14.260, 17.429 ;εἴρυσθαι μέγα δῶμα 23.151
; ἣ νῶϊν εἴρυτο θύρας, of a female slave, ib. 229;ἐπέτελλεν..εἴρυσθαι ἄκοιτιν 3.268
; αὖλιν ἔρυντο, of dogs, Theoc.25.76 ; ἔτι μ' αὖτ' εἰρύαται οἴκαδ' ἰόντα lie in wait for me, Od.16.463 ; χαλεπόν σε θεῶν..δήνεα εἴρυσθαι to discover them, 23.82 (here perh. a difft. word, cogn. with ἐρευνάω, cf. Pi.Fr.61) ; φρεσὶν εἰρύσσαιτο keep in his heart, conceal, Od.16.459 ; οἵ τε θέμιστας πρὸς Διὸς εἰρύαται maintain them, Il.1.239 : hence, support, hold in honour, with notion of obedience, ;ἔπος εἰρύσσασθαι 1.216
.2 without any notion of defence, merely cover,ὡς ῥύσαιτο περὶ χροΐ μήδεα φωτός Od.6.129
;φύλλων χύσις ἤλ θα πολλὴ ὅσσον τ' ἠὲ δύω ἠὲ τρεῖς ἄνδρας ἔρυσθαι 5.484
.3 c. acc. rei, keep off, ward off, ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν by no augury could he ward off black death, Il.2.859 ; ἡ δ' (sc. ἀσπὶς)οὐκ ἔγχος ἔρυτο 5.538
, 17.518, Od.24.524 ;ἀλλὰ πάροιθεν εἰρύσατο ζωστήρ Il.4.186
.4 thwart, check, curb, much like ἐρύκω,Διὸς νόον εἰρύσσαιτο 8.143
; ;Ἠῶ ῥύσατ' ἐπ' Ὠκεανῷ Od.23.244
;νῆά τ' ἔρυσθαι A.R.3.607
; so prob. in Τροΐας ἶνας ἐκταμὼν δορί, ταί νιν ῥύοντό ποτε ( thwarted him)μάχας..ἔργον..κορύσσοντα Pi.I.8(7).57
; νόστον ἐρυσσάμενοι having been balked of their return ([voice] Med. in pass. sense, cf. ἐστεφανώσατο, κατασχόμενος), Id.N.9.23 (v.l. ἐρεις-):—[voice] Pass.,ἡ δ' ἔρῠτ' εἰν Ἀρίμοισι Hes.Th. 304
.5 rescue, save, deliver (not in [dialect] Att. Prose exc. Th.5.63);μετὰ χερσὶν ἐρύσατο Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων Il.5.344
, cf. 11.363; πῶς ἂν.. εἰρύσσαισθε Ἴλιον; 17.327 ;Ποσειδάων..Νέστορος υἱὸν ἔρυτο 13.555
;βουλῆς..ἥ τίς κεν ἐρύσσεται ἠδὲ σαώσει Ἀργείους 10.44
; ;ὁ δ' ἐρύσατο καί μ' ἐλέησεν Od.14.279
;ἐρρύσατο καὶ ἐσάωσεν Il.15.290
; ;πατρίδα ῥυομένους Id.Eleg.3
;ῥύου με κἀκφύλασσε S.OC 285
, cf. Hdt.7.217,8.114 : freq. folld. by a Prep.,οὐ γάρ κεν ῥύσαιτό σ' ὑπὲκ κακοῦ Od. 12.107
;Ζεῦ πάτερ, ἀλλὰ σὺ ῥῦσαι ὑπ' ἠέρος υἷας Ἀχαιῶν Il.17.645
, cf. 224 ;ἐκ..πόνων ἐρρύσατο Pi.P.12.19
;ῥύσασθαί μιν ἐκ τοῦ παρεόντος κακοῦ Hdt.1.87
;ὡς ἂν ἀλλὰ παῖδ' ἐμὴν ῥυσώμεθ' ἀνδρῶν ἐκ χερῶν μιαιφόνων E.Or. 1563
: (lyr.);ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ Ev.Matt.6.13
: c. gen.,ῥ. τινὰ τοῦ μὴ κατακαυθῆναι Hdt.1.86
;κακῶν μυρίων E.Alc. 770
; (lyr.);πολέμου καὶ μανιῶν ῥ. Ἑλλάδα Ar. Lys. 342
: c. inf.,ῥ. τινὰ θανεῖν E.Alc.11
;τινα μὴ κατθανεῖν Id.HF 197
, cf. Or. 599, Hdt.7.11 ; also, save from an illness, cure, Id.4.187 : generally, Id.3.132.6 set free, redeem, τὸν ἔνθεν ῥυσάμην I set him free from thence, Il.15.29 ;ἐκ δουλοσύνης Hdt.5.49
,9.90; δουλοσύνης ib. 76 ;μάντιν Ἠλεῖον..ἀπημελημένον ἐν τοῖσι ἀνδραπόδοισι ἐρρύσατο Id.3.132
; butχρυσῷ ἐρύσασθαι Il.22.351
seems to come from ([etym.] ϝ) ερύω (v. ἐρύω (A) B.1.2).b metaph., redeem, compensate for.., ἔργῳ γὰρ ἀγαθῷ ῥύσεσθαι τὰς αἰτίας (v.l. λύσεσθαι) Th.5.63 ; ταῦτα πάντα κατθανοῦσα ῥύσομαι my death will redeem (purchase) all this, E.IA 1383 (troch.);ῥ. καμάτους Epigr.Gr.853.6
:—double sense in S.OT 312, 313 ῥῦσαι σεαυτὸν καὶ πόλιν, ῥῦσαι δ' ἐμέ, ῥῦσαι δὲ πᾶν μίασμα τοῦ τεθνηκότος redeem (deliver) thyself and the state and me, and redeem the pollution from the dead (the μίασμα being thought of as an unpaid debt). ( ἐρῠ- ῥῡ- from ser[ucaron]- srū-, cogn. with Lat. servare, v. οὖρος 'guard', ἔρυμα, ἐρυμνός.)
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Bowstring — Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a tie … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowstring — Bow string , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.] To strangle with a bowstring. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowstring — [bō′striŋ΄] n. 1. a cord stretched from one end of an archer s bow to the other 2. any strong, light cord vt. bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing to strangle with a bowstring; garrote … English World dictionary
bowstring — /boh string /, n., v., bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing. n. 1. the string of an archer s bow. 2. a string, typically of horsehair, for the bow of an instrument of the violin and viol families. 3. (esp. in the Ottoman Empire) a similar… … Universalium
bowstring — 1. noun the string of an archers bow 2. verb to strangle with a bowstring When the day broke ... it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel … Wiktionary
bowstring — /ˈboʊstrɪŋ/ (say bohstring) noun 1. the string of a bow. –verb (t) (bowstringed or bowstrung, bowstringing) 2. to strangle with a bowstring or any string or band …
bowstring — n. & v. n. the string of an archer s bow. v.tr. strangle with a bowstring (a former Turkish method of execution) … Useful english dictionary
Bowstring, Minnesota — Bowstring is an unincorporated community in the Bowstring Lake unorganized territory in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is located about 10 miles north of Deer River on Minnesota State Highway 6.The town name appears on some state… … Wikipedia
Bowstring bridge — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowstring girder — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowstring hemp — Bowstring Bow string , n. 1. The string of a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders. [1913 Webster] {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or iron, often braced, the thrust of which is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English